Clothes hanging device



May 31; 1932. c. NELSON CLOTHES HANGING DEVICE I Filed Dec. 28, 1931' IZVVENTOR. N E 5 ON- BY Mffw A TTORNE YS.

Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHRISTINE H ELBON', OF SANIRANGISGO, CALIFORNIA.

cmrmzs meme nnvrcn Application fled ncoember as, 1931. Serial No. 588,447.

This invention relates to im rovements in clothes drying ap aratus and as fparticular reference to a pul ey line with sel -releasing clips attached thereto.

The principal object ofthe invention is whereby the clips are permanently positioned upon the line and will therefore not become lost.

A still further object is to provide means whereby a device of this character is economical to manufacture, and one which will not.

tear the clothes when inuse. 1

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowingv descri tion.

Int e accompanyin drawings formin a part of this specificat1 on and in-which like numerals are employed to designate hke parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a clothes line showing my invention inco' orated therein, 1 Fig. 2 is a cross sectiona the line 22 of Fig. 1, I Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the clips, and

i 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the 11116 4-4 of Fig. 2. 1

In the employment of clothes lines, particularly the pulley type, it is common to employ clothes pins for holdingthe clothes upon theline, the result being that t is necessary to apply the pins to the clothes and to then remove them after the clothes are dried. These pins are separate elements and are often lost, dropped and further it is a tedious process in an 1gmg the clothes. With applicants device, a this difliculty is eliminated as the clips are permanently positioned on the rope and are always in position for use. It is to be understood that these cli s may be slid along the line, if desired,

to etter accommodate the clothes.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose ofillustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention,'the nuview taken on meral 5 designates a clothes line which passes over pulleys 6 and 7. The'pulley 6 is rotatably mounted in a hanger 8 while the pulley 7 is positioned in a hanger 9. These hangers are attached in any suitable manner to supports as shown at 11 and 12 through the medium of screw eyes 13 and 1 1, respectively. Positioned upon the clothes line .is a lurality of clips formed of bent wire and aving a coiled portion 15, which surrounds I the rope. The ends of this coiled wire are bent so as to ap roach each other as shown at 16 and 17 an are then bent outwardly as shown at 18 and 19. The, ends are then bent so as to cross each other, as shown at 21 and p 22, and terminate in parallel loops 23 and 24. This manner of bending provides pressure points as indicated by the arrows, in Fig. 3. The hangers are each provided with wings 26 and 27 which are adapted to engage the opposite side of the clips adjacent their pressure points, the purpose of whichwill be later seen.

When hanging the clothes uponthe line, the operator applies the fingers to the pressure point so as to s read the loops 23 and 24; of the clip after w ich the article to behung is laced between the loops and the pressure reeased with the result that the loops will engage the article and hold it in its supported position. When it is desired to remove the clothes from the line, 'a basket may be placed beneath the hanger 9 and the loop moved in the direction of the arrow of Fig. 1, and as a conse uence whenthe clips move into contact wit the win 26 and 27, the clips will be pressed in sue a manner as to cause the loops to move apart and as a conse uence the article held thereby will be release and will drop in the basket. Of course it is obvious that the attendant may grasp the article and place it in the basket. I v

It will thus be seen that the clothes maybe 7 rapidly removed from the line, merely through the act of pulling the loop in one d1-' rection. The hangers 8 and 9 are of sufiicient size to permit the clips to pass therethrouglh as the line moves over the pulley from t e bottom position to the top position or vice versa. It is also obvious that the clothes may 

